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Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition review

An all-important upgrade or an exercise in incrementalism?

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Last reviewed: June 16th

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Product Summary

Key specs


Clock Speed: 3.2 |
No of Cores: 4 |
Processor Type: AMD |

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A few more MHz is never a bad thing

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Improved overclocking at stock voltages

Against

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Less impressive at higher voltages

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Pricey compared to the existing 940 chip

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